Homer, Odyssey 4.397 January 15, 2014 ~ sententiaeantiquae “It’s hard for a man to overcome a god” ἀργαλέος γάρ τ’ ἐστὶ θεὸς βροτῷ ἀνδρὶ δαμῆναι. (The English translation certainly doesn’t measure up to the Greek. Maybe if I dropped the indefinite articles….) Share this:TwitterFacebookEmailTumblrRedditPinterestLike this:Like Loading... Published by sententiaeantiquae Original translations of famous words from Ancient Greece and Rome View all posts by sententiaeantiquae